2024-07-29 03:49:46
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STATEMENT-On November 8, 2023, Colonel Pépé Célestin BILIVOGUI was abducted from his Military Pension Services Office located in Kaloum by a group of Gendarmes for a destination, hitherto unknown;
Since then, all the steps taken by his family, his relatives and his advisors to find him have remained, to this day, without effect;
Furthermore, since his abduction, he has not been presented to any competent investigation service or authority.
judicial;
However, Article 13 of the Transition Charter clearly states that: “No one may be arrested, charged or detained except in the cases provided for by the law promulgated prior to the commission of the offence it punishes.
Arbitrary arrests and detentions are prohibited by law.
The right to the assistance of a lawyer is recognized from the moment of arrest or detention.
This painful situation has lasted for eight (8) months and has caused desolation in the family of the deceased;
This is why the group of lawyers responsible for his defense are demanding his pure and simple release;
Conakry, July 17, 2024
The Lawyers’ Collective
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